The Senate has called for the resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali. The lawmakers said on Wednesday that Mr. Ali was not fit to hold public office. The call follows Mr. Ali’s decision not to appear before the lawmakers in uniform on Wednesday as directed by the Senate. The Customs […]
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The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Hamid Ali has explained that he will not be able to appear before the Senate. It was explained that a legal practitioner has asked the Federal High Court Abuja to restrain the National Assembly from compelling the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Col. […]
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The Senate on Thursday turned back the Comptroller General (C-G) of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) for appearing in mufti. Senators by a voice vote directed him to return to the senate on Wednesday, March 22 in proper uniform designated for the office of Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service. Shortly before the resolution, some senators expressed concern over Ali’s […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of its policy for duty payments on old vehicles, in order to resolve issues with the Senate Committee on Customs. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr Joseph Attah, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah said in a statement, that the Management of Customs had […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over the 661 pump action rifles seized by the Federal Operations Unit Zone “A” Ikeja, to the State Security Service(SSS) for further investigation. The Public Relations Officer of the unit, Jerry Attah, said on Friday in Lagos, that the rifles were seized on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The […]
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In an apparent response to the Senate’s directive, the Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, has said that he was not employed to wear uniform. He told TVC on Friday that rather, he was appointed to work effectively. The Senate had ordered him to appear before it on March 15th in his official […]
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The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali to appear in plenary on March 15, unfailingly to address the issue of Customs Tax Duties on vehicles. The Senate also directed that the CG, Ali must appear in the appropriate uniforms of the Customs Service and not in `mofty’. This followed a Point […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service has declared two of its senior officers wanted over the importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country. The wanted officers are Abdulahi .I, an assistant superintendent of customs (ASC), with service number 44483 and ACIC Odiba Inah, with service number 133386. An alert issued on Tuesday evening by the Deputy Comptroller General, […]
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Retired Col. Hameed Alli, while briefing newsmen in Lagos on Monday, revealed that the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 661 pieces of pump action rifles from China, concealed with steel doors and other merchandise goods, which came in through Lagos port. Alli said that the […]
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In a bid to strengthen operations and reposition the Service to meet the challenges of the new year 2017, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs. The redeployment which takes immediate effect is intended. Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are: • […]
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